Posted by David Peterson on 12 Feb 2011 as Tips
On most cameras, when you press the shutter button, you get one picture. That’s usually the default setting, and it does the job for amateur photographers. But once you want to capture long sequences of action or take a self-portrait, you need to switch to a different drive mode. Your camera’s drive modes control the [...]
Posted by David Peterson on 23 Apr 2010 as Image Editing, Software, Tips
In the last tutorial, we got started with creating our first action sequence photo. We got out our tripod and went on location to shoot five photos continuously. Now we are going to take those pictures and stitch them together to create a sequence. Before you begin, I highly recommend Adobe Photoshop for this tutorial, [...]
Posted by David Peterson on 23 Apr 2010 as Composition, Image Editing, Image Files, Outdoors, Shutter, Tips
Sequence photos provide a truly amazing perspective for action shots. They allow the viewer to see the progression of something as it is happening. Unlike video, all of the important parts are frozen, so we can see every step. There a lot of sports where action sequences bring out the true character of the athletes. [...]